Scene from the film The Czech Year
Scene from the film The Czech Year
Scene from the film The Czech Year
Scene from the film The Czech Year
Scene from the film The Czech Year

The Czech Year

Direction
Year 
1947
Country
  • Czech Republic
Duration
76min 
Audio Tracks 
Subtitles 

Na Špalíček se nejspíš rádi koukali už vaši rodiče, když byli ještě děti. A možná i babička s dědečkem! Klasická loutková pohádka plná písniček, které si budete zpívat na jaře, v létě, na podzim, v zimě… zkrátka celý rok!

The first feature length puppet film of Jiří Trnka poetically reveals folk customs and traditions of the Czech countryside that have been preserved for centuries. A kind of cinematic suite based on Aleš’s “Collection of National Folk Songs”, it is made up of six related parts, each set in a different season. A lyrical narrative acted out by simple puppets is underlain by the music of Václav Trojan with motifs from folk songs sung by the children of Kühn’s choir.

The motion-picture, awarded the Gold Medal at the IFF in Venice, came about by joining six originally independent short films (Carnival, Spring, The Legend of St. Prokop, The Fair, The Feast and Bethlehem). Jiří Trnka, who shared not only in the production of puppets and scenery but also in the creation of the screenplay, could fully engage his sense for plasticity as well as his talent for set design, thus giving the genre of puppet film, otherwise considered undemanding, new form. Along with Hermína Týrlová or Karel Zeman, he started off the golden era of Czech puppet and, consequently, animated film which has been met with appreciation at international film festivals.

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Direction
Year
1947
Country
  • Czech Republic
Duration
76min 
Audio Tracks 
Subtitles 

Details

  • Original title
    Špalíček
  • Direction
  • Screenplay
    Jiří Trnka
  • DOP
    Vladimír Novotný, Emanuel Franek
  • Editing
    Jiří Trnka, Helena Lebdušková
  • Music
    Václav Trojan
  • Duration
    76 min (46-90 min.)
  • Year
    1947
  • Country
    • Czech Republic
  • Colour
    • Colour
  • Distribution

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